The New England Patriots may have one more team captain than the NFL allows, according to a revelation made during Cowboys coach Jason Garrett’s Thursday press conference.

The Cowboys announced their six team captains for the 2017 season on Wednesday: Quarterback Dak Prescott, tight end Jason Witten, linebacker Sean Lee, cornerback Orlando Scandrick, defensive lineman Tyrone Crawford and kicker Dan Bailey.

Garrett said the captains are voted on by teammates.

“It might be one of the best honors than an NFL player receives,” Garrett said. “That his peers, the guys he’s with every day, his teammates, chose him to lead that particular unit.”

The initial plan was originally to have two captains from the offensive side of the ball, two from the defense and one on special teams.

Behind Sean Lee, though, there was a tie between Crawford and Scandrick, bringing the total to six captains.

Garrett said there are a number of Cowboys players who received votes to be captains, including Travis Frederick, who was a team captain in 2016.

“I actually called the league the other night to see if we could have seven captains,” Garrett said. “We wanted to do three [offense], three [defense] and one [special teams]. They didn’t allow us to do that.”

He said the league told him they would petition for an increase in captains in 2018 if the Cowboys wished to do so.